You can use default settings to connect to Hotmail with these popular mail client listed above. But for some special reasons, you will need to find the config detail to set up it manually. You can find it right here.

Hotmail IMAP Settings

Incoming (IMAP) Server

Server address: imap-mail.outlook.com

Port: 993

Encrypted Connection: SSL

Outgoing (SMTP) Server

Server address:smtp-mail.outlook.com

Port: 25 (or 587 if 25 is blocked)

Authentication: Yes

Encrypted Connection: TLS

User name: your Hotmail / Outlook / Live email address

Password: your Hotmail / Outlook / Live password

Hotmail POP3 Settings

You need to turn on POP for your Outlook.com account. By logging to your Hotmail account, Click on "Options", under Managing your account, click "Connect devices and apps with POP". Under POP, select Enable. Then click "Save". Now use these settings bellow to config POP3 for your mail client.

Incoming (POP3) Server

Server address: pop-mail.outlook.com

Port: 995

Encrypted Connection: SSL

Outgoing (SMTP) Server

Server address:smtp-mail.outlook.com

Port: 25 (or 587 if 25 is blocked)

Authentication: Yes

Encrypted Connection: TLS

User name: your Hotmail / Outlook / Live email address

Password: your Hotmail / Outlook / Live password

Hotmail SMTP Settings

The Hotmail SMTP settings would be the same for both POP3 and IMAP protocols.